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French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Sunday (July 7) he will hand his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron in the morning. This announcement comes after the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coalition won the most seats in the second round voting of parliamentary elections.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday (July 7) said France has "lost one more year" to curtail immigration, purchasing power and insecurity matters, after her National Right (RN) party suffered an upset against left-wing rivals in the country's legislative run-off election.

France was on course for a hung parliament in Sunday's election, with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot ahead of the far right. The major upset was set to bar Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) from running the government. Olivia Zollino reports.

The New Popular Front, France's left-wing coalition, won the most seats in the second voting round of parliamentary elections, leading pollsters said on Sunday (July 7).

A memorial concert was held in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Sunday for those killed in anti-government protests that were sparked by proposed tax hikes. David Doyle has more.

French President Emmanuel Macron cast his ballot on Sunday (July 7) in the country's legislative run-off election, in which the centrist leader is set to trail behind opposition rivals and lose majority of the National Assembly.

The World Snail Racing Championships took place in the UK on Saturday (July 6).

Polling stations opened across France on Sunday morning in a second-round vote that could see the country heading for a chaotic hung parliament or its first far-right government since World War Two. David Doyle has more.

Israelis took to the streets on Sunday (July 7) to mark nine months since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel, burning tires to block main highways across the country and holding memorials.

Streams of red hot lava spewed from Mount Etna, covering the sky in black smoke and ash early on Sunday (July 7).

Polls opened in France on Sunday morning (July 7) in a parliamentary run-off election that will reconfigure the political landscape, with opinion polls forecasting the far-right National Rally (RN) will win the most votes but likely fall short of a majority.

Santa Barbara County fire officials posted video on social media on Saturday (July 6) of the wildfire known as the "Lake Fire" continuing to burn in southern California, urging residents to maintain a fire-preventing area clear of flammable materials near their properties known as a "defensible space".

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris hit out at former president Donald Trump over women's rights issues on Saturday (July 6), in what appeared to be part of an effort by the Biden campaign to shore up support among Black voters.

Hundreds of tourists stranded in Cancun flocked to the city's international airport on Saturday (July 6) morning to reschedule their flights home after Hurricane Beryl hit the Mexican coast.

Thousands took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday (July 6) to demand the Israeli government secure the release of hostages in Gaza, coming as a source told Reuters Hamas had accepted a U.S.-backed proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men.

Thousands of residents gathered in central Barcelona to protest against mass tourism on Saturday (July 6), saying it has pushed the cost of rent and made the city unsustainable for people living there.

French voters in the seaside town of Le Touquet, in northern France, appeared to oscillate between hope and worry on Saturday (July 6), as the country is gearing up for the second round of its snap parliamentary elections on Sunday (July 7). Sheryl Peña has more.

Britain wants a balanced position on the war in the Middle East, its new foreign minister David Lammy told Reuters on Saturday (July 6). He added that Britain will use diplomatic efforts to ensure a ceasefire is reached and hostages held by Palestinian militant group Hamas are released.

Hamas has accepted a U.S. proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days after the first phase of an agreement aimed at ending the Gaza war, a senior Hamas source told Reuters on Saturday. Olivia Zollino has more.

Thousands of residents in Hunan and surrounding provinces were relocated after waters breached a dike at China's second-largest freshwater lake following heavy rainfall earlier this week, state media reported on Saturday.

The annual festivities of Spain's San Fermin festival were launched on Saturday with the lighting of the Chupinazo firecracker.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed on Saturday his newly formed government would not pursue his predecessor's policy of deporting asylum seekers who arrive in small boats to Rwanda.

Britain's new Labour cabinet met on Saturday (July 6), a day after the party surged to a landslide victory in Britain's parliamentary election, ending 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government and propelling Keir Starmer to power as prime minister.

Some residents in Tehran said they were happy that relative moderate Masoud Pezeshkian had won Iran's presidential election, and expressed hopes that the economic picture will improve.

Can-can dancers of the Moulin Rouge dazzled spectators in Paris on Friday (July 5), as the newly installed sails were lit up above the famous windmill.